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I Heard the Bluebirds Sing

from Tear Down the Fences by Alice Gerrard & Kay Justice

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©Hod Pharis
A duet by Kay Justice and Alice Gerrard

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I met a girl out in the hills who gave my lonely heart a thrill
Her beauty seemed just like a breath of spring
And when she looked into my eyes I thought of bluest summer skies
And when I held her hand in mine I heard the bluebirds sing.

CHO: They sang of wondering (wondering if you love her)
Will she marry (marry if you ask her)
Will her heart beat (heart beat true for him)
For then and ever more.
And when she’s lonely (lonely is he near her)
And when there’s sadness (sadness will he cheer her)
Will they always (always be together)
Until in death they part.

I courted her for months on end until she promised we would wed
We planned on being married in the spring
All thru the long cold winter months it seemed that spring would never come
And every gloomy winter day I heard the bluebirds sing.

CHO: They sang of waiting (waiting for the flowers)
And of counting (counting every hour)
Till the bluebird bluebird chirps its welcome)
Into the world once more
And tho we’re waiting (waiting for the sunshine)
We keep hating (hating every storm cloud)
That has gathered (gathered o’er the mountains)
To keep us far apart.

And when at last spring touched the earth we were married in the village church
Our wedding seemed just like a dream come true
So many years have come and gone, our love is still as true and strong
As when I found her long ago, and still the bluebirds sing.

CHO: They sing of loving (loving every hour)
That I’m married (married to my flower)
We’ll be happy (happy ever after)
As since the day we met.
Tho we’re older (older love is sweeter)
We grow fonder (fonder of each other)
We’ll be sweethearts (sweethearts close together) / Until the end of time.

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from Tear Down the Fences, released August 7, 2017
©Hod Pharis
Kay-lead vocal, mandolin
Alice-harmony vocal, guitar
Joe Dejarnette-string bass

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Alice Gerrard Durham, North Carolina

A singer and songwriter, Alice’s recordings with Hazel Dickens during the 1960s and ’70s influenced a generation of women musicians from Laurie Lewis to the Judds. Nominated for a Grammy in 2015, she was inducted into the International Bluegrass Music Assoc. Hall of Fame in 2017. A documentary film about Alice, "You Gave Me a Song" premiered at the Full Frame Independent Film Festival in 2019. ... more

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